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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08

used in this sport is commonplace
looking affair, without embellishments
of any kind, it does not by any means
follow that the sport is simple. There
are q great many movements recog-
nized by the masters in past times, and
skillful players develop considerable
adroitness in the progress of the game,
and, though it will be remembered that
in the Tom Brown contests the van
quished party always camo off with n
bloody and SCARED head, il does not
follow, as the sport is cultivated now,
that such apparent brutality is neces-
sary feature. In England and in all
rural districts sports of this kind-in
fact, of almost every other where two
persons alone are involved-partake
more OF an actual fight than they do
here. There the parties at issue meet
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08
WASHINGTON.
An Intereoting Grist of News
from the Capital of the
Nation.
M"ny New Faces in the House, Which
Necessitates Numerous Changes
In Committees.
Prospective Tariff Legislation = 0per-
ations Of the Mints-Postal
Statistics.
ESPECIAL ooRREsPoFDENoEl

lbfECiAI COhhESPOfDENCEl
Secretary Fairchild is spending much of
his time in studying tables Of imports and
customs duties and comforting with the
President and Mr.. Carlisle, with view to
vugnt 90 pe reuuced. This bill, wnlcn wri
express the wishes of the administration,
will probably provide for taking off the
present tax on cigars, cigarettes, cheroots,
and snuff, one-quarter of the sugar duty,
all of the wool, lumber, and salt duties, and
then making reductions on considerable
number of other items. This follows the
general line of the Morrison bill of the last
Congress, though that bill did not take off
the whole wool duty. Still there are men,
bers of Congress so sanguine that they
think a bill reducing the tariff can be
formed that will have Mr.. Itandalps sup
port.
The bill that the administration will favor
will propose to take off only a quarter of
the sugar duties, and a little more than
half the tobacco tax. But before il gets
through the House it will abolish all the
tobacco tax and probably take off one-half
of the sugar tax. This course will leave q
smaller amount to be taken off the protec-
tive portions of the tariff. The repeal of
the special tobacco taxes and the taxes on
smoking and chewing tobacco would, on
the basis of last years figures, cut off about
$14 100000 of revenue. One-quarter Of
the sugar duties would be about $I2, ,000,-
600. Here is $26,000,000. Putting wool
on the free list would cut off
po,VUosooo .-~------T-----i>e---. .saslld- dis
pose Of 10000 and salt of less than
81 200, 900. This is about $50, 900, 900 in
all, and $37, 900, 900 would have to be taken
off the rest of the tariff list But taking off
all the tobacco taxes and one-half the sugar
duties would reduce the revenues $55, ,00O,-
600, and leave only SIS, 200, 900 to be taken
off wool. lumber, salt, and all other articles
in the tariff list, assuming that $40, 900, 900
is about the desired reduction of the rev.
enue. The Senate will probably demand
that the reductions be confined to sugar
and tobacco, or that there be no reductions
at all. The total sugar and tobacco taxes
amount to $50, 200, 900. and the Republic
cans would probably consent to the entire
repeal of the sugar and tobacco taxes, and
would probably prevent any legislation ma
terially affecting the protective portions of
the tariff, though the Senate may consent
to free lumber and salt and carpet wool.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08
POSTAL REVENUE.
Figures from the Report of the Third As.
sistant Postmaster General.

Figures from the Report of the Third As
sistant Postmaster General.
The report OF the Third Assistant Post
master General for the last fiscal year
shows that the total ordinary postal revenue
of the year was $48, 1928. The revenue
from the money order business was
S719,33S, making total revenue of $4S,-
837, 500. The total expend lures for the
year. including actual and estimated out
standing liabilities, amounted TO S53, l33,-.
252, showing a deficit in the revenue OF
81, ,295, ,643. In addition to this there
was certified to the Secretary of the Treas
ury for credit to the Pacific Railway Com
panies in their accounts with the Govern
ment. being the amount earned by them 4
carving the mails, 81, 1877 ,027. So that o..
total excess of the cost of the postal service
over it's revenue was 5,482,770. The re-
ceipts of the year were Ill per cent. great
er than those of the previous year; the in
crease Of expenditures was ut ratio OF
but "a per cent. If these ratios should
continue during the current year at its
close the postal service will be practically
again on a self-sustaining basis. So
heavy an increase in revenue, however,
says the report, is not to be reasonably ex-
pected. The estimate is that the receipts
will increase at a ratio of per cent. dur
ing the current year, and at ratio OF per
cent. during the next, so that by the end
of the latter the departments revenues
and expenditures will not be wide apslr
The special delivery system has made
considerable advance during the year, the
figures indicating an increase Of probably
I'll per cent. over the previous year. The
recommendation is made in connection
with the special delivery service, that in
vestigation be started at once to ascertain
whether the pneumatic tube system, now
in successful operation in London, Berlin
and Paris, may not economically be intro
duced into the great cities of this country
for the benefit, not only of special delivery,
but by an enlarged system of tubing, for
the transmission of AL the great mails be-
tween the postofices and the various posta'
and railroad afaiinnR.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08
INCREASE OF POsToFFICEs.
Figures from the Report of Assistant Post
master-General stevenson.

Figures from the Report of Assistan mt Post
master-General stevenson.
The annual report of First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson shows that the
number of postofices established during the
last fiscal year was 3.043. The increase in
the whole number OF postofices was 1,453
and the whole number in operation June 30,
lsS7, was BE, ,l2z. Appointments Of post
lows On designations and commissions
expired, 6,8S3 on removals and suspen-
sions, 2,3S4; on death of postmasters,
389; establishment of new Offices, 3,O43.
The following seven States had more than
1000 offices on June 80: Pennsylvania,
Ala; New York, 3,246; Ohio, 1884 ;
Virginia, 1885, Illinois, 2,266; Missouri,
2,ll7; North Carol ma, 2,110.
AS result Of the annual adjustment OF
postmasters' salaries, which took effect
July l, 1887, twenty-five offices Of the third
class were reduced to the fourth class, and
two offices Of the fourth class were assigned
to the third class. leaving 1886 presidential
offices. Divided into classes the numbers
are as follows: First. 80; second, 433;
third, 1879.
The number of money order offices in
operation was 7,745, of which 61O were in
Illinois, 34S in Iowa, $40 in New York, 493
in Ohio, 430 in Pennsylvania, 406 in Kansas,
1862 in Michigan, 343 in Missouri, and 326
in Indiana. The largest increase in any
State during the fiscal year was sixty-four
in Kansas.
Among the principal contract articles
consumed by the postal service were about
399 tons of wrapping twine, over 193, ,OOO,-
900 facing slips, over 60,0O0,OOO blanks,
and nearly 1000, 900 letterheads.
The following recommendations are
made: That the deposit of fifty cents for
each postofice- box key be reduced to twen-
ty-five cents; that authority be granted and
the necessary appropriation be made fol
paying the rent of third class postotices.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08
The Bee Not an Industrious Insect.

The popular impressions concerning
the bee must be revised. 1t has long
been praised for it's industry and dill
gence. but it has recently been learned
that in these respects the bee is q
fraud. As matter of fact, "tho little
busy bee" works about three hours q
day, and is a most thorough-going
loafer for the rest of the time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08

The salt manufacturers Of Iosco Coun-
ty have agreed to shut down their works
December 1. and remain idle until March
or April next. Eight firms handle the
saline product in the county mentioned.
and 1904 barrels constituted their total
output for the month of October.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08

THE origin of spinning, weaving ana
dyeing is ascribed by the Egyptians to
Isis, by the Greeks to Minerva, and by
the Peruvians to the wife of Nance
Coa,ao
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08
SINGLE-ST!CK.
The Exciting Game Which TON
Brown, of Rugby" So Happily
Described.
sit Is English, You Know" and
Therefore Is Growing In Popular
ity I'm This Country
[BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. !

BY A SPECIAL CORRESPoNDENT.
Everybody who has read "Tom
Brown at Rugby" who has not?-
will recall with pleasure the bright de-
scription which is there given of con-
test between several yokels of the VII
lage at single-stick. 1t was the chief
of the local sports, and regular tour
nament was held there yearly to contest
the skill of the young men and the old
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08

The Jackson Patriot says il the SAL
vation Army is to continue its pere srina-
tions and choruses on the public highway
Il is prepared TO contribute to fund 10
send them TO singing school,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08

BOBBY was inspecting the now baby
for the first time, and his dictum was
as follows: IL s'pose it's nice enough
what there is OF IT." he said without
enthusiasm; but I'm sorry IL amt .
parrot"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08

THE battle of Bosvorth, in which
Richard Ill. was defeated and killed,
and Richmond won his way to the En-
glish throne az Horny VII, occurred
A. d, 14S5.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08

exercises for the development and
training Of the nerve and eye. He not
only expressed his admiration for the
old sport and advocated It's more general
use, but, taking stick from one OF the
players, proceeded TO show how, in his
opinion, the weapon should be handled.
He fourished the stick around his
head, and went through several mo-
tions, 10 the pleasure and ediicstion Of
all the beholders.
In spite Of the fact that the weapon
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-08
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.

CHHHkeb wrought IN AHcfh " NEHo LH5t
Elections.
The House committees have suffered very
unequally in the political contests. Chair
man Turner, Of Georgin, Of the Elections
Committee, was reelected, but only four
other members, including two Illinois men,
were equally fortunate, and ten do not come
back. The Committee on Ways and Means
lost lis chairman and four other members,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-26

some effect on the trial of the criminal
action which is to come up wAe.ein Mi.
Dnffack viii be tried for emhezzlement.
The argument on the demurrer in the
case of the territory VS.. w. Il. Coney
was heard thia morning. The court
overruled the demurrer. The CASE of
John Russell VS.. j. s. KetchGm was con-
tiuued until next term.
James A. OTIS, a student of Yankton
college, attracted some attention last
evening when ses:ed in the audience at
the Congregational church. Mr. Otis 10
known among his fellow students as an
inveterate student and he also possesses
the faculty of doing two things at once.
Last night he pursued an interesting
latin work and at the same time listened
to the rendition OF the programme. He
is able to give an account in detail Of
the latin lesson and to tell how the CON
cert people conducted themselves.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-26
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

Ten Milton in New bonds to be Is
susd-TheR Road COntempiates Enter
ing Dakota.
Owing to the policy of secrecy observed
by the newspaper men of Yankton the
movements aud intentions OF the Illinois
Central railroad company have up to
this time remained profoundly immured
in oblivion. Even our own PEOPLE have
failed to suspect that the Central had
any intentions in this direction. This
purport of the following has appeared
In all the metropolitan newspapers aud is
new made oyer INTO attractive shape by
the Sioux City Journal, from which
paper we clip the extract:
a meeting OF stockholders of the
Illinois Central railroad company has
recently been called, to be held at Ohica-
go, June 10. In the call the board of
directors set forth the recommendation
that the capital stock of the company be
increased by $10.000,000. The purpose
| OF the creation OF this new stock is to
provide means Tor payments to be made
for the acquisition of 46, 900 shares Of the
Iowa Falls and Sioux City railroad
company, at $50 per share-S2, 300, 600
an / of 20, 900 shares of the stock of the
! Dubuque and Sioux City railroad COM
pany, at $50 per share So. 000,0 0
making q total of $4,000
900. It is understood that
the remaining So. 700 900 is to be applied
to the completion OF the Chicago. Madi-
son and Northern railroad from Chicago
to Freeport and thence to Madison,
Wis. and other work which the Illinois
Central has now on hand.
There is little doubt but what the
Illinois Central will now. put forth
every possible effort to make the Iowa
lines more productive than they have
heretofore been, and to that end will
put the roadbed in first-class repair, i'm
prove the rolling stock wherever possible,
and provide better facilities of all kinds
for ~transactipg IN increased business.
There is much talk Of an extension from
Sioux City west to q connection with the
Union Pacific, making q great.
through line from Chicago to the
far west. General Manager CLARK
said several years ago that If the
Illinois Central ever purchased the Iowa
lines it would be obliged to build one or
more lines into Dakota, and just now eff
forts are being put forth by both Sioux
Falls and Yankton to induce the com
pany to build to those towns. Meetings
have been held and considerable enthu-
siasm displayed, but of course it is to
early yet to foretell the result. A Sioux
Falls gentleman. in speaking Of the
probabilities of the line to that city,
says: "If the Illinois Central expects to
keep up with the other northwestern
roads it must came up into Dakota. II
| it intends to do this it will naturally
| come to Sioux Falls"
A meeting was held in Yankton several
days since to take action in the matter,
and committees appointed that are now
| at work. The results Will be awaited
| with interest.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-26
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
L. b. Roberts, and wife, of Armour,
ere in the city.
George a. Hand is kepset home by an
attack OF lumbego.
Sheriff Feed Kinc.l went to Sioux
Falls this morning,
John M. Mcdonald, of Sioux City,
was in town last night.
Governor A. j. Faux went west on
business this morning.
Gen. j. B. Dennis went to Omaha on
business this morning. I.
Rev. j.. Fl. Stebbins, of Aten, Nebras-
ka, was in Yankton to-day.
Abraham Adler left yesterday for an
extended business trip north.
Miss Ella Fargo, OF Gayyille. is a dele
gate to the w. O. T. q. convention,
j. N. True and G. P. Harden are rep-
resenting Oiivet in Yankton to day.
VIM. M. Powers and E. NJ. O'Brien re-.
turned from Sioux City this morning.
John Foster, city marshal of Chamber
lain, Dakota, is doing business in Yank-
ton.
j. 3. McKenon, of Sioux City, was a
guest at the Merchants in Yanktop,
last night.
FL. W. Goode, representing the Edison
electric lighting company Of Chicago, is
IN the CITY again.
George Banmann and Warren Osborn
went to Canton this morning to attend
the ]. o. O. f. encampment.
E. F. Potter, of Huron, roadmaster on
this division of the Northwestern, spent
last night in the Fountain city.
Emory Guild left this morning for
Campbell county where he will thin out
the timber upon his tree claim.
Mrs. FL. M. Barker, president Of the w.
O. T. q. of Dakota, will reach Yankton
from the. north at 7:25 this evening.
Martin j. Lewis, member OF the board
of trustees of the Yankton asylum arrived
this forenoon and is attending a meeting
of the board.
Mrs. }. P. Ward, of Sioux Falls, is In
the city attending the w. q. T. q. con-
vention. Mrs. I. @. Eldredge has Mrs.
Ward for a guest.
Miss Libbie Bray and Miss Ada Fits
gerald, of Canton, are guests at Mrs.
j. Q. MoVay's residence. while attending
the w. O. T. U. convention.
Mrs. M. q. McMullen and Mrs. M. Il.
Allen, of Centerville, who are in the city
as delegates to the W, @. T. U. conven-
ton, are being entertained by Mrs. f. /.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-26
W. c. !. U.

The Opening of the District COnven.
ton this Forenoon-A Fair Attend.
ance and an Interesting Order OF
Exercises.
O~bservances for which the mothers
and wives and sisters of Yankton have
spent many hours in preparation were
formally begun in the M. p. church in
this city this morning and if the intel
est in the beginning indicates anything
the w. @. T. q. convention which is
being held this week will be n of the
most profitable in the history of Dakota
The women Of this great territory are
fast becoming Q representative portion
and it may be said that they represent
only methods and means which will be-
come or are already beneficial to human.
ity. In the woman is love of home and
home influences predominant, and in all
the walks of o woman's lite does this
trait WELD an influence. As al outcome
of these views q large number of the
women of southeastern Dakota assemble
in Yaukton this week, and the,result OF
the three days of conference will be felt
all over the land.
This forenoon at II O'Clock the Yank-
ton county W. O. T. U. was organized by
delegates from several towns in the
county.
Tue order Gf exercises as published
yesterday was opened by Mrs. =. W
Swift, who in a few remarks stated the
object Of the meeting, and presented
this name of Mrs o. 81. Carney, as tenn
porary chairman. Mrs. Carney was
unanimously elected, and Mrs. Franz
Devoe, Of LAGRANGE, was chosen score
tary.
Devotional exercises followed, which
Mrs. James Devcs, of LaGrange, con
Quoted.
The reports from local unions wers
given by Mrs. Frank Devoe
of LaGrange, Miss Ellie
Fargo, of Gayville and Mrs. j. NJ. King
of Yankton. These reports were giver
orally and were bulletins Of the worn
being done in towns and villages in thu
country where w. O. T. unions exist.
A committee on permanent organiza
ton, consisting Of Mrs. Frank Devoe
Mrs. J. Nj. Hicks, Of Utica, Miss ELL
Fargo, of Gayville, and Mrs. J.. O. M
Way and Mrs. s. W. Swift, OF the W. G
T. u. of Yankton, and Mrs. q. E. Rage
of the Y. w. OF. U. OF Yanktop. we're ap
pointed.
The hour for lunch having arrived th,
convention adjourned until 2 p. m. Tn
ladies proceeded en- masse to the churcl
basement where q comfortable lupcl
was discussed.
Mrs. Frank Devoe, Mrs. James Devo'
and Miss Eva Jeffreys are delegates t
the convention from LaGrauge, Will
Miss Ella Fargo, represents Gayyllle.
Azores Of young ladies has spent tn
entire day in decorating the chnrcl
stage and auditorium with flowers. Th
result of their labors will be %perceptibl
to the audience which will assemble {
listen to the programme of the Us thi
evening.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-26
LOCALAACONICs.

-ArvN
An infant child Of John Russell, q
shoemaker. died in this city last night.
r. Sorensen is repainting the exterior
and interior OF the Congregational
church.
There was no session Of thecommerciai
college this afternoon because OF sick
ness in Prof. Taylor's household.
The board OF trustees of the Yankton
hospital for the insane held 9 meeting
81 the hospital this afternoon at two
O'Clock.
Sheriff Kincel, with Ed. Smith, alias
Muinby, in charge went to Sioux Falls
this morning, where Smith will be placed
III the p~enitentiary.
One week from Thursday next has
been designated as arbor day in Dakota
and many Yankton people will observe
the occasion by planting trees.
Professor Taylor, Of the commercial
college, is not much OF q smoker him.
seif, but on this occasion he passes
around the cigars. Il is q boy.
The Womans Relief corps is cordially
invited to attend the mems meeting at
q. A. r. hall this evening, which will be
conducted by Mrs. Jennie Caldwell.
The ladies OF the w. @. T. u. request
Shat all who signed the pledge at the
recent temperance meetings will wear
the blue ribbon during the convention
which convenes here tomorrow and Is to
continue for the gsmaindeI of the week
Ribbons will be furnished at Dudley,
Richey s. Cross or at J. NJ. Fogerty's.
Rev. J. H. Stebbens, Of Aten, Nebraa-
ka, who was in the city to-day, commuui
Gates an instance of o visit to Aten by
psrty OF Sioux City men who tried tc
purchase SIX sections OF land near Aten
giving as their reasons that they wanted
skp start . stock ranch. The Nebyaski
III end OF the Yankton bridge site is en-
akclosed in one OF the sections which thes'
stock raisers want.
Mrs. Caldwell, whole enccsssful evan.
eelistic labors in Yankton have been re
cognized in a practical way by numer
Gus conversions, will address,the men o.
this city at Grand Army hall this even.
ing. Wlthont.doubt she will gIys . pleas
81 ing discourse and will reach many stub
! born hearts. for she has eloquence, grac
a d-persuasive ways and the kindly pres
ence OF one whose heart isin her work. Il
ahis meeting a general invitation is ex
tended by the evangelist,
The jury in the case Ketchum n
/ Dnffack last evening returned Q scale
yerdict which apon being opened revea
dthe fact that the Jury fond for q
defendsnt. Mr.. Duifack feels somewni
elated over the matter. aH this relieve
5SsT tim Of paying out . large aum Of none.
The result Of this litigation may hA,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-26
CLASSICAL MUSIC.

Public Appearance of Professor
Young's College Class and Other
YanktOn Musicians.
Last evening was q marked n in the
musical career Of C city, the occasion
being the public presentation of a pro-
gramme OF classical music by Professor
and Mrs. Young, of the college, and
their pupils and few others who were
invited to participate. The programme
was q difficult one, embodying selections
from the great masters of the musical
field and including their choicest pro-
ductions. It was exoellently rendered,
Tbs participants were Professor Young
Mrs. Young, Professor Shaw, w. s.
ScouRal. Frank @. Smith, Louis and
Frank Klotz, Mr.. GurDey, Mr.. Smith
Mr.. Seccombe, Mr.. Jamison, MISS Lillian
Fuller, Miss Ethel Ward, Miss Grace
Miner, Miss Marian A. Clerk, Miss Re
becca Palmer, Miss Matte Wyman, MISS
| Caroline M. Hyde. Miss Alice Poultor
and Miss Jessie Wilcox. With this array
OF talent the concert could not have
been otherwi than agreeable. Man,
numbers we're exquisitely rendered and
the entire performance reflects greal
credit upon Professor Young and his cpl
pupils and the volunteers who appeared
The Congregational church, which wat
the scene Of the concert, was we'll fllee
and the audience felt we'll repaid for sit
ting through the rather lengthy pro
gramme. Ii was a satisfactory exhibit
ton Of the development of artistic music
in our midst.